I count only 12 states (including DC) that recognize common law marriages. Found the info here:
http://www.unmarried.org/common.html What I found weird reading this stuff, though, is that if you live in a common law state, you live with a significant other, and you joke with people that you are "married"....you may actually BE married, by law! Crazy. On 6/15/06, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I suspect it should be; I believe the US has pretty good relations with > that country. > > besides, in many states cohabitating under the same name (e.g. playing > married) makes you common-law anyway. > > Washington provides for some hefty bonuses in the case of a common-law > break-up... > > :-\ > > > -- > will > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209429 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
